3 killed in N China house explosion
Xinhua | Updated: 2013-02-28 13:34
TAIYUAN - Three people were killed and another four were injured in a house explosion in North China's Shanxi province on Wednesday evening, local authorities said Thursday.
The accident happened at about 5:47 pm at a house in Xinjian Street, Fenyang city, a Fenyang municipal government official said.
Illegal storage of detonators contributed to the explosion, according to initial investigation from the police.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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